Born On This Day...

In 1766 French composer/violinist, Rodolphe Kreutzer
In 1873 American composer, William Handy ("Father of the Blues")
In 1889 Playwright, George Kaufman (The Man Who Came To Dinner)
In 1890 Author/correspondent, George Seldes
In 1895 Composer, Paul Hindemith
In 1896 Radio actor, Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee & Molly)
In 1897 Actor, Halliwell Hobbes (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
In 1899 Radio interviewer/TV host, Mary Margaret McBride
In 1901 Singer/songwriter, Jesse Stone (Shake, Rattle & Roll) [d: 4-1-99]
In 1904 Bandleader/guitarist, Eddie Condon [d: 8-4-73]
In 1906 Trumpeter, Wallace Jones (Duke Ellington band) [d: 3-23-83]
In 1907 Actor, Burgess Meredith (The Penquin-TV's Batman, Rocky) [d: 9-9-97]
In 1916 Cartoon voice, Daws Butler (Elroy Jetson, Yogi Bear) [d: 5-19-88]
In 1922 Actor, Royal Dano (How the West Was Won) [d: 5-15-94]
In 1928 Actor, Clu Gulager (Virginian, The Last Picture Show) (93)
In 1931 Folk singer/musician, Bob Gibson [d: 9-28-96]
In 1933 Actor, Guy Stockwell (Chris-Adventures In Paradise) [d: 2-7-02]
In 1935 Journalist, Elizabeth Drew (Politics & Money) (86)
In 1938 Country singer/songwriter, Troy Seals (83)
In 1939 Ventriloquist, Wayland Flowers [Madame] (Solid Gold) [d: 10-11-88]
In 1942 Actress/dancer, Donna McKechnie (Margie-Loving, Debra-Cheers) (79)
In 1942 Actress, Joanna Pettet (Knot's Landing, Cry of the Innocent) (79)
In 1943 Singer, Winfred "Blue" Lovett (Manhattans) [d: 12-10-14]
In 1944 Actor, Jay Hammer (Allan-Jeffersons, Fletcher-Guiding Light) (77)
In 1945 Singer, Lillian Lopez (Odyssey) [d: 9-4-12]
In 1945 Actor, Steve Railsback (Blue Monkey, Escape 2000) (76)
In 1945 Belgian ballerina, Martine van Hamel (NYC Ballet Co) (76)
In 1946 Basketball player, Jo Jo White (Celtics) [d: 1-16-18]
In 1948 Singer/pianist, Chi Coltrane (Thunder & Lightning) (73)
In 1950 Football Hall-of-Famer, Harvey Martin (Cowboys) [d: 12-24-01]
In 1950 Astronaut, Carl J. Meade (STS-38, STS-50, STS-64) (71)
In 1950 Actor, David Leisure (Airplane, Charley-Empty Nest) (71)
In 1958 Auto racer, Roberto Guerrero (63)
In 1958 Actress, Marg Helgenberger (K.C.-China Beach, Catherine-CSI) (63)
In 1962 Bassist, Gary 'Mani' Mounfield (Stone Roses) (59)
In 1963 Country singer/guitarist, Keith Burns (Trick Pony) (58)
In 1963 U.S. tennis player, Zina Garrison-Jackson (Olympic-Gold-1988) (58)
In 1964 Baseball player, Dwight Gooden (Mets) (57)
In 1964 Jazz pianist/singer, Diana Krall (57)
In 1964 Actress, Maeve Quinlan (Megan-Bold and the Beautiful) (57)
In 1966 Actor, Tricia Cast (Bad News Bears, Young & The Restless) (55)
In 1967 Actress, Lisa Bonet (Denise-Cosby Show, A Different World) (54)
In 1968 Actress, Tammy Lauren (Angie, Out Of The Blue) (53)
In 1968 Playmate, Suzi Simpson (January-1992) (53)
In 1969 Singer, Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) (52)
In 1970 Actress, Martha Plimpton (Goonies, Mosquito Coast) (51)
In 1972 Reality star, Brandi Glanville (Real Housewives of Beverly Hills) (49)
In 1972 Actress, Missi Pyle (The Artist, Big Fish) (49)
In 1974 Actress, Brooke Elliott (Drop Dead Diva) (47)
In 1977 Figure skater, Oksana Baiul (Olympic-Gold-1994) (44)
In 1977 Actress, Maggie Gyllenhaal (Mona Lisa Smile, Dark Knight) (44)
In 1979 Singer, Trevor Penick (42)
In 1980 Actress, Alexa Havins (All My Children, Torchwood) (41)
In 1984 Actress, Kimberly J. Brown (The Guiding Light, Port Charles) (37)
In 1993 Comedian, Pete Davidson (SNL) (28)
In 1994 Actor, Brandon Larracuente (Bloodline, 13 Reasons Why) (27)
In 1995 Actor, Noah Gray-Cabey (My Wife and Kids) (26)

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